Abstract
Objective: Rare co-existance of disease or pathology Background: Secondary malignant tumor of the heart is one of the most life-threatening complications of lung cancer. Several published case reports have documented non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with neoplastic cardiac invasion. However, the number of reported cases of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with neoplastic cardiac invasion is limited. Case Report: We present a rare case of advanced SCLC in a patient with asymptomatic neoplastic cardiac invasion. We also discuss radiation therapy modalities that should be considered in SCLC patients with cardiac invasion. Conclusions: Clinicians should be vigilant about cases of SCLC with asymptomatic intra-cardiac invasion and practice caution when diagnosing, as well as treating with radiation as a monotherapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 619-622 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Case Reports |
Volume | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 30 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Lung neoplasms
- Neoplasm metastasis
- Radiation
- Small cell lung carcinoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine